Kim Kardashian condemned anti-Semitic hate speech Monday after her former husband rapper Kanye “Ye” West’s recent comments, though she stopped short of naming him in her social media posts.
“Hate speech is never OK or excusable,” Kardashian wrote in the statement, which she tweeted and posted to her Instagram story. “I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”
Earlier in October, Ye wrote in a now-deleted tweet, “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” referring to the military readiness condition “DEFCON.” ““The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”
Ye apologized Wednesday for the comments following Instagram and Twitter locking him out of his accounts on their platforms for violating their policies.
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“I will say I’m sorry for the people that I hurt with the ‘Death Con’ — the confusion that I caused,” the artist formerly known as Kanye West told Piers Morgan on his TalkTV show. “I feel like I caused hurt and confusion. And I’m sorry for the families of the people that had nothing to do with the trauma that I have been through, and that I used my platform, where you say hurt people hurt people, and I was hurt.”
The rapper further admitted that “it’s wrong to hold an apology hostage.” “I gotta let go of that and free myself of the trauma and say, ‘look, I’m just gonna give it all up to God right now,’” he continued, “and say to those families that I hurt, I really wanna give you guys a big hug and I’m sorry for hurting you with my comments.”
Morgan grilled the artist on his harmful tweet, saying “I don’t think you understand the pain you’ve been causing with some of these comments.”
“God forbid one comment could cause people to feel any of the pain that my people have went though for years,” Ye responded sarcastically before Morgan noted that the artist’s comments were also a form of racism.
Morgan asked, “Do you now regret saying ‘Death Con 3 on Jewish people?’ Are you sorry you said that?” Ye responded, “No, absolutely not.”
Morgan retorted, “You should be.”
Talent Agency CAA cut ties with the rapper Monday, which comes on the heels of MRC announcing it has canceled its Kanye “Ye” West documentary. “This morning, after discussion with our filmmakers and distribution partners, we made the decision not to proceed with any distribution for our recently completed documentary about Kanye West. We cannot support any content that amplifies his platform,” MRC said in a letter shared with TheWrap.
“The silence from leaders and corporations when it comes to Kanye or anti-Semitism in general is dismaying but not surprising,” the letter also stated, likely referring to Adidas’ refusal to cut ties with Ye. “What is new and sad, is the fear Jews have about speaking out in their own defense.”
The letter was signed by founders Mordecai Wiczyk and Asif Satchu, and CEO Scott Tenley.